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Day: February 16, 2011

Yelp of the day

Dave B. on Lin’s Grand Buffet in Phoenix: Please close this place immediately so that I don’t go there too often. I have tightly bolstered car seats and I hate it when I can feel my “love handles” rubbing. Lin’s

Quick bites

Eddie V’s Prime Seafood, which closed at DC Ranch in north Scottsdale, has reopened at the Scottsdale Quarter. [AZ Central] Pittsburgh Willy’s is expanding the size of its location in a Chandler antique market. [Facebook] New chef de cuisine Peter

Beau MacMillan to compete on ‘Chopped’

Elements chef Beau MacMillan (center), who was just replaced on “Worst Cooks in America,” will resurface on the Food Network next month. MacMillan will compete on a March 6 episode of “Chopped All-Stars” to raise money for charities. Other chefs

Chef talk: Emilio Morales of Sunshine Moon

Emilio Morales, chef at the recently opened Sunshine Moon Peking Pub in Old Town Scottsdale, is no fan of the Travel Channel’s “Bizarre Foods” host Andrew Zimmern: I’m not into making exotic food that grosses people out just because it’s a

10 cool events during Arizona Beer Week

Arizona Beer Week, a statewide celebration of craft beer, starts Saturday. Hundreds of events are listed on the ABW website. Many are simply happy-hour-type specials – $3 pints at this bar, $4 pints at that restaurant – but there also